$1,200 PC

[ker2015]

Do you have any build recommendations for a $1,200 PC (including all peripherals). Peripherals include a monitor, mechanical keyboard, and a mouse.

Thanks in advance,

Chickenpuffball

[salecar3]

give me a min

[ker2015]

give me a min

I have more than a minute.

[TheeBackground]

You can pick up an OS from G2A or reddit for cheap.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($297.00 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ B&H) 

Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: AOC e2752She 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($177.99 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($67.68 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6980X Wired Laser Mouse  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $1195.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-22 14:08 EDT-0400

[Castdeath97]

Update: added a better mouse and mechanical keyboard

In case your wondering why I couldn't get a 970 in, I spent some of the budget on a 1440p monitor. A monitor is a long term investment so you want a good one.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($240.00 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor ($254.10 @ B&H)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Wired Mini Keyboard ($73.89 @ Amazon)

Mouse: ROCCAT Kone Pure Optical Wired Optical Mouse ($51.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1231.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-22 14:14 EDT-0400

[ker2015]

You can pick up an OS from G2A or reddit for cheap.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.00 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($297.00 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ B&H)

Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: AOC e2752She 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($177.99 @ Newegg)

Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition Wired Gaming Keyboard ($67.68 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6980X Wired Laser Mouse ($34.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1195.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-22 14:08 EDT-0400

I'm not sure about the PSU. I'm planning on OC'ing so I need some room.

[salecar3]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.75 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.89 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($284.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($130.50 @ Newegg)

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($59.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1053.03

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-22 14:09 EDT-0400

[TheeBackground]

I'm not sure about the PSU. I'm planning on OC'ing so I need some room.

Well, you have like 210 watts free at this point, think that's more than enough for OC'ing.

[ManOfGold93]

Well if youre going to try and OC then make sure you get a better cooler, the stock ones arent really built for higher temps.

[ker2015]

Well, you have like 210 watts free at this point, think that's more than enough for OC'ing.

PCPartPicker only looks at the TDP, it takes nothing else into consideration. A better PSU for the build I'm planning would be around 650W. But thank you so much for your recommendations, it really helps.

[ManOfGold93]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.75 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.89 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($284.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($130.50 @ Newegg)

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($59.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1053.03

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-22 14:09 EDT-0400

If youre using a mAtx board why not go for a smaller case? like the Air 240 or 300D

[TheeBackground]

Well if youre going to try and OC then make sure you get a better cooler, the stock ones arent really built for higher temps.

I have a 4690k running at 4.1 on the stock cooler, and the temps have just hit 70 while gaming(Mind you, it's maxed CS:GO and LoL....might tune it down.)

[ManOfGold93]

I have a 4690k running at 4.1 on the stock cooler, and the temps barely go over 60 degrees celcius.

What sort of temps are in the room?

Fan config?

Some of the smaller cases tend to hold in heat whereas the bigger allow for better heat dissapation

[TheeBackground]

What sort of temps are in the room?

Fan config?

Some of the smaller cases tend to hold in heat whereas the bigger allow for better heat dissapation

Spec-02.  Room temperature, it's like 25 degrees, give or take a few, right now, my computer is in between a ottoman, an end table, a wall and a freezer.

[ker2015]

I have a 4690k running at 4.1 on the stock cooler, and the temps have just hit 70 while gaming(Mind you, it's maxed CS:GO and LoL....might tune it down.)

That doesn't require much power. You could play CS:GO with an i3 (maybe even an i2).

[TheeBackground]

That doesn't require much power. You could play CS:GO with an i3 (maybe even an i2).

That's not all I play, but yes, I'd agree I could have toned my system down if that was it.

[ManOfGold93]

Spec-02.  Room temperature, it's like 25 degrees, give or take a few, right now, my computer is in between a ottoman, an end table, a wall and a freezer.

Thats pretty nice! The temps where I live are always so hot that I really couldn't overclock with a stock cooler.

[brob]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.23 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($323.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1500 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG 23MP47HQ 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($116.99 @ NCIX US)
Mouse: Corsair Sabre Wired Laser Mouse  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1199.06
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-22 14:51 EDT-0400

[salecar3]

If youre using a mAtx board why not go for a smaller case? like the Air 240 or 300D

so you have upgrading path to hier end z87/97 and more expansion for stuff like SLI or crossfire with network cards etc...

[ManOfGold93]

so you have upgrading path to hier end z87/97 and more expansion for stuff like SLI or crossfire with network cards etc...

If you went with an mAtx build there are usually (if not all) that can support two cards in SLI or Crossfire and still have room for a network card- there are some that are on every platform including x99 z97/87. The only problem I ran into was trying to find the right board because there aren't too many mAtx boards, but it makes choosing one easier!